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Blues waltz to cup glory 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 5th December 2021
Chelsea waltzed to victory in Sunday’s FA Cup final, outclassing league leaders Arsenal and completing a belated treble in a fixture delayed from the spring because of Covid. Sam Kerr scored twice, and could have had half a dozen with a little more precision as chance after chance was created by an integrated, focused and
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Blues v Reds… the showdown 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 3rd December 2021
Arsenal appear to be in the ascendency as Blue meets Red at Wembley on Sunday in the Women’s FA Cup final, but the master tactician Emma Hayes is busy plotting their downfall. Sitting just ahead of Chelsea in the Women’s Super League, the Gunners are having a terrific first season under new boss Jonas Eidevall…
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As good as it gets?0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 21st November 2021
Sam Kerr capped a week in which she signed a new contract with a hat-trick, while Fran Kirby notched her 99th and 100th goal for the Blues during a 5-0 win. Is this as good as it gets? Fran disappeared in a mob of colleagues (above) after scoring No100. Meanwhile, Lauren James has made debuts
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Oh brother! It’s Lauren’s debut 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 19th November 2021
Debutante Lauren James skips past Servette’s Laura Felber as the Blues won 1-0 Pic: Chelsea FC When Chelsea and England right back Reece James turned up at Kingsmeadow on Thursday night, 23 minutes into the Champions League match against Servette, you sensed he might have had a tip-off. Sure enough, five minutes before
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Servette fold like napkins 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 9th November 2021
It was women against girls as Chelsea, domestic champions and Champions League finalists, found themselves 5-0 up after less than half an hour against Servette of Switzerland… in Geneva. The goals flew in as the Blues’ nifty passing, cool finishing and superior fitness simply crushed their midweek opponents as Servette folded like napkins. Mellie Leupolz
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Blues triumph in Turin 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 14th October 2021
Chelsea Women achieved a famous win in Italy in the Champions League, beating Juventus 2-1. Juve were a tough nut to crack in the cauldron of Turin’s Allianz stadium, but the Blues pulled ahead… then clung on for the victory against ex-Arsenal manager Joe Montemurro’s girls. Chelsea took the lead after 31 minutes through a
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